EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
awkward; clumsy; inept...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/a-SI-wa/
FIL: Tumutukoy sa kalagayan ng pagiging alanganin, hindi komportable, o kakulangan sa kasanayan sa paggalaw o pakikisalamuha.
EN: awkward; clumsy; inept
'Yung feeling na first day mo sa work at hindi mo alam kung saan ka uupo, o 'yung first date na pareho kayong nakatitig lang sa menu. That's asiwa. It's the physical and social clumsiness we all feel when we're out of our element. Parang trying to dance to a TikTok trend you've only seen once.
Katutubong salita sa Tagalog.
Can describe a person, a situation, or a feeling. "Kaasiwaan" is the noun form (awkwardness).
🇵🇭 Naging asiwa ang lahat nang bigla siyang nag-walkout.
🇺🇸 Everything became awkward when he suddenly walked out.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam ko ay asiwa ako sa tuwing kasama ko ang mga boss.
🇺🇸 I feel awkward whenever I'm with the bosses.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.